International Congress on Obesity (ICO)
The International Congress on Obesity (ICO) is the official Congress of IASO and is held every four years.
The International Congress on Obesity (ICO) provides the opportunity to hear and discuss:
- The latest research on all aspects of obesity.
- New innovative preventive and treatment strategies.
- Global alliances to reduce the prevalence of obesity and its associated burden of diseases.
- Insight from the world’s leading obesity specialists.
| Past IASO Congresses | Location |
| ICO 1974 | London, UK |
| ICO 1977 | Washington DC, USA |
| ICO 1980 | Rome, Italy |
| ICO 1983 | New York, USA |
| ICO 1986 | Jerusalem, Israel |
| ICO 1990 | Kobe, Japan |
| ICO 1994 | Toronto, Canada |
| ICO 1998 | Paris, France |
| ICO 2002 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| ICO 2006 | Sydney, Australia |
| ICO 2010 | Stockholm, Sweden |
The 12th ICO will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 17-20 March, 2014.
For more information about the upcoming ICO, please see here.